Making Time to Relax as a Parent
When your kids are small, just infants and toddlers, it can feel impossible to find time to relax. Taking a moment to sit down – alone – can be near impossible. And when you...
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Advice for New Dads
I’ve read it all. And, when I say that, please understand I have just about, read it ALL. From the time I decided to have kids, I pretty much read every dad book and...
A Mother’s Love
I’m a mother, but I was first a daughter, and so I need to start from there. I was raised in the 70s by a mom who believed in kids playing outside and wearing...
Preschool: A New Step for the Whole Family
Well, who would’ve thunk it? All of the worries and fears, and worries…all for nothing. As it turns out, the girls were much more ready for preschool than I was! When Orientation day arrived,...
Balancing Family and Finances as a Stay-at-Home Mom
It’s been a grand total of 16 months since I hung up my producer hat to permanently wear my stay-at-home mom one, and what a wild ride it’s been! Saying that I love being...
Modern Dads – Trying to Make the Right Choices
As a modern day dad blogger, I often get asked, “what’s so different about today’s dads?” Well, most days I’m far too busy to even contemplate such an interesting, yet exhausting, concept; one that...
The Importance of Letting Our Kids Fail
There is an old Japanese saying that says; knocked down seven, get up eight. For those of us facing the daunting challenge of raising the next generation, it is probably one of most important...
Can I afford to be a stay at home mom?
I have to admit, I’ve been very lucky. Through an unpaid leave of absence after my maternity leave wrapped up, I was able to spend nearly the first two-years at home with my girls....
Becoming a parent – from getting pregnant to delivery
Becoming a parent is never text book, but in our case, it was quite a whirlwind. From conceiving difficulties to a miscarriage to early labour– this just scratches the surface of the adventure that...
Experience is the teacher of all things or what my toddler taught me on his vacation
Experience is the teacher of all things said Julius Caesar. As a relatively new parent, I’m cautious about offering parenting advice. After all two years’ is barely anything to brag about. But a recent vacation has taught...
